18.04.04
18.04.04
Health and Safety at Work Act 1974- Designed to protect everyone within the school and give procedures to follow in the event of an accident.…
Legislation and regulations guide practitioners how they must work within the nursery. They are also important because they communicate to practitioners how the nursery should run. The nursery must interpret the law and the regulations that apply to them. Settings do this by inventing policies that explain how the setting will work in line with the law and the regulations. Policies also let other professionals, parents/carers and children know how the setting works. It is important you understand that you understand all of the policies in the nursery and you must work within them.…
The main piece of legislation which governs the everyday provision of health and safety in workplaces is the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974. All settings have a legal duty to comply with this Act, as well as any further regulations which may apply. It is essential that all senior staff keep their knowledge of the legislation up to date.…
My goal in this functional area is to keep children safe at all times by supervising them constantly and establishing class rules that will help children stay safe. The class rules related to this functional area will be walk in the classroom, keep your hands to yourself, and stay in the classroom at all times. I will teach children why these class rules are so important as well. In addition to these rules I will teach my students basic safety measures like stranger danger, only cross the road with an adult, and only leave the classroom with an adult. I will also inspect my student’s outdoor and indoor environments before the children come in, in the morning and throughout the day as the children participate in activities. It is important to inspect these places because children can be injured by broken toys and playground equipment. It is also important to teach children these basic safety measures because children don’t always understand how dangerous some of the things they do are.…
There are policies and procedure which guard a sector or school, it is establish to support safely working to benefit parent, staff, children, carers and visitors.…
The health and safety policy is given to all new members of staff upon joining the school and forms part of the induction training given to staff. The policy is to provide and maintain safe and healthy working conditions, equipment and systems of work for all staff and students. A copy of this is also displayed in the staff room at all times. This health and safety policy is reviewed annually by the resources committee.…
2: Follow the school safety policy – This policy is required, and gives information to all staff about procedures that the school has in place for minimising risks to health and safety. Induction training should be given to all new staff, and the health and safety policy signed by those who have read it.…
There is a school safety policy which needs to be followed and there is a organisational structure relating to staff that should be followed. This includes connections made between site manager, lettings, contractors, facilities management, water hygiene, risk assessments, COSHH, fire wardens and first aid. The school is required to carry out annual risk assessments and to determine which areas in the school are most hazardous, the likelihood and who is most at risk. Children and all staff should be vigilant and always report any hazards as soon as…
Within education and care services there are numerous policies and procedures relating to health and safety that the services must have in place. The approved provider of these services must ensure that these policies are being met; otherwise there is a $1000 penalty. The compulsory policies and procedures relating to health care and safety include; 168 (a) health and safety, including matters relating to— (i) Nutrition, food and beverages, dietary requirements: Children within childcare settings must always have access to safe drinking water and food must be available throughout the day.…
This policy applies to all staff, volunteers, supply staff, parents and pupils, and is intended to encourage staff to raise concerns within the school, rather than outside.…
Outcome 1 Understand own responsibilities, and the responsibilities of others, relating to health and safety…
The aims of my school’s health and safety policy are to make sure that a safe and healthy environment is provided to all children and staff, and any visitors that may come to the school, and to make sure that every member of the school community knows their role and responsibility for helping maintain the healthy and safe environment. At the school the establishment of a healthy and safe environment is a very important foundation for the work of the school and of course it is also a statutory requirement. It depends upon consistent management, careful supervision and the co-operation of all people in the school including children.…
This is an act to ensure everyone takes responsibility to provide a safe working environment for other professional and learners. It is my responsibility ensure classrooms and teaching areas are a safe environment and to report any equipment that is faulty/broken. This is especially important if I am teaching in a sports hall, gym or outdoors.…
The primary goal of hazard recognition is “to reduce incidents, accidents, injuries and property damage.”…
The policy explains: who owes this duty of care to students, qualification requirements when working with children, and who may be liable if that duty of care is neglected. The policy also addresses a range of issues that may occur in the school environment such as, child protection, excursions, students arriving early and departing late from school, etc. It covers the roles that teaching staff, school authorities, non-teaching staff, volunteers and external providers need to play in order to provide reasonable care for students.…